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August 14, 2008

G122: Red Sox 10, Rangers 0

Until the Red Sox tacked on a meaningless run in the eighth inning, I was wondering what the record was for most runs scored by a team in one inning as its total runs in a shutout. (Actually, I am still wondering.)

In the second inning, Hunter became the hunted as the Red Sox said "Fair Warning" and, lord, they struck that poor boy down:

Dice (7-6-0-5-5, 115) worked out of several mild jams (bases loaded/2 outs in the 2nd, 1st & 3rd/1 out in the 3rd, 1st & 2nd/2 outs in the 7th) and then watched as Manny Delcarman and Mike Timlin each tossed a perfect inning of relief.

Vicente Padilla had been the scheduled starter, but was scratched after receiving a cortisone shot for an inflamed muscle joint in the right side of his neck.

This is Hunter's third major league game. The 22-year-old RHP has allowed 16 hits (including three HR) and 11 runs in 9.1 innings. The leadoff batter has reached base in six of the 10 innings he has begun and opposing batters have a 1.261 OPS against Hunter with men on base.

Josh Hamilton will not be in tonight's lineup. He is back in Dallas with his wife, who will soon give birth to their third child.

342 comments:

Um...one of the most embarrassing moments in TV history just happened. Bill Cosby's on the pregame, talking all about the Jimmy Fund, since the annual telethon is going on. It quickly became apparent that Bill thought the charity he's helping raise money for is the "Jimmy V" foundation--the one that came from the death of basketball coach Jim Valvano. Tom Caron did a great job of just moving on... but oh my god. I felt kinda like the way I felt for that Feldman guy the other night. Under-table crawling stuff. (Unless he just happened to be bringing up the other charity. But I'm pretty sure he's confusing the two...did anyone else see this?)

L: I'm just sayin', imagine you were at a charity's biggest event they have, and you're the biggest celebrity guest, and you basically announce to everyone that you don't even know which charity you're raising money for. He was even talking about Jim Valvano's wife and how he was a great coach, etc.

Did I ever tell you my theory on Dice? I think he thinks, Hey, I've got three empty bases to work with. If there's anyone I don't want to face, or if the count goes 2-0, I can just go ahead and walk up to three guys! Why not? I can throw 200 pitches if I have to...

I don't think they're gonna get too crazy with this lymphoma survivor. It'll be all Jimmy Find stuff tonight. They even have the phone # on the screen at all times. Imagine if they put what they do with Sox Appeal into the Jimmy Fund stuff year round! Cancer would be completely cured!

Normally. But in this series, the longer this inning goes on, the more of a nailbiter the game's bound to be!

Well, to be fair, first-start-in-the-big-leagues Charlie Zink started that game. As opposed to sub-3-ERA Matsuzaka. He might walk more than 10, but I can't see the Sox giving up double digit runs when he's pitching.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia is in so many All-X teams:The all tala team (along with Catalanotto and probably a couple others)The all blunt objects team (jar, rod).The all rod team (along with countless rodriguezes).The all condiment team.Theo's dream, the all-J team.The all South American cities team (Salta)Probably some more.